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Zygomatic Sandwich Osteotomy (ZSO) Cheek Augmentation Reversal Technique

Cheek augmentation can be achieved through several methods—most commonly, injectable fillers, fat grafting, and cheek implants. Each option serves a role in enhancing facial aesthetics. However, when it comes to consistent shape, defined size, long-term permanency, and potential reversibility, cheek implants remain the gold standard. Yet, not all patients are comfortable with the idea of Read More…

Modified Vertical Oblique Osteotomies for Maximal Cheekbone Width Reduction

Reduction of wide cheeks can only be effectively achieved by moving the bone inward through osteotomies. Simply shaving the cheekbone is of limited value because it cannot adequately address the widest part of the cheekbone. Furthermore, the extensive soft tissue dissection required for shaving can lead to postoperative soft tissue sagging. The Concept of Bone Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Male Soft Tissue Cheek Contouring Combining Buccal Lipectomies, Perioral Liposuction and Buccinator Myectomies

 Background: Aesthetic contouring of the cheeks could involve augmentation or reduction. In either case potential treatment areas include the bone or the soft tissue. Augmentation is the most conceptually understood because that involves either an implant to augment the bone or fat injections to add volume to the soft tissues. Conversely cheek reduction means reducing Read More…

The Extended vs Standard L-Shaped Cheekbone Reduction Osteoomy

Asian patients are well known for the propensity for prominent cheekbones which creates a flatter and wider midface. This type of midface structure in the Asian patient can create a desire for less wide and more projected cheekbones. As a result a variety of cheek bone reduction osteotomies have been designed over the past four Read More…

The Effects of Perioral Liposuction on Cheek Dimples

A frequent aesthetic facial request is the desire to reduce full or round cheeks. The most recognized procedure to do so is the well known buccal lipectomy. While removal of this encapsulated cheek fat is effective it is not a complete cheek reduction procedure. Tbere are other subcutaneous  cheek areas around the buccal fat area Read More…

The Role of Shaving Techniques in Cheekbone Reductions

Cheekbone reductions are typically done by a bone repositioning technique. Using an osteotomy cut through the main body of the zygoma done intraorally and an external skin approach to a bone cut through the posterior zygomatic arch, the entire cheek bone is moved inward. The analogy I often make is that it is like taking Read More…

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